Red Cliff

Red Cliff 2008

赤壁（上） chìbì （ shǎng ）

In 208 A.D., in the final days of the Han Dynasty, shrewd Prime Minster Cao convinced the fickle Emperor Han the only way to unite all of China was to declare war on the kingdoms of Xu in the west and East Wu in the south. Thus began a military campaign of unprecedented scale. Left with no other hope for survival, the kingdoms of Xu and East Wu formed an unlikely alliance.

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5.5 Advanced Director John Woo 🍅 89%

Cast

Tony Leung Chiu-wai Tony Leung Chiu-wai Zhou Yu Takeshi Kaneshiro Takeshi Kaneshiro Zhu Ge Liang Zhang Fengyi Zhang Fengyi Cao Cao Chang Chen Chang Chen Sun Quan Vicky Zhao Vicky Zhao Sun Shang Xiang Hu Jun Hu Jun Zhao Yun Shido Nakamura Shido Nakamura Gan Xing Lin Chi-ling Lin Chi-ling Xiao Qiao You Yongzhi You Yongzhi Liu Bei Hou Yong Hou Yong Lu Su

Vocabulary

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沉不住气 沉不住氣 chén bù zhù qì to lose one's cool; to get impatient; unable to remain calm ∼HSK 4
压阵 壓陣 yā zhèn to bring up the rear; to provide support; to hold the lines ∼HSK 4
进军 進軍 jìn jūn to march; to advance ∼HSK 4
步兵 步兵 bù bīng infantry; foot; infantryman; foot soldier ∼HSK 4
方圆 方圓 fāng yuán perimeter; range; (within) a radius of... ∼HSK 4
冲出 衝出 chōng chū to rush out ∼HSK 4
水兵 水兵 shuǐ bīng enlisted sailor in navy ∼HSK 4
岩 巖 yán cliff; rocks; mountain ∼HSK 4
题诗 題詩 tí shī to inscribe a poem (often, composed on the spot) on a painting, fan or ceramic bowl etc as a work of calligraphy; an inscribed poem ∼HSK 4
军马 軍馬 jūn mǎ warhorse; cavalry horse; troops ∼HSK 4
定当 定當 dìng dāng necessarily ∼HSK 4
效 俲 xiào result, effect; effectiveness ∼HSK 4
成军 成軍 chéng jūn lit. to form an army; to set up (team, group, band, organization etc); to found; opening (ceremony); to commission (arms system, naval vessel); to graduate from an apprenticeship ∼HSK 4
当兵 當兵 dāng bīng to serve in the army; to be a soldier ∼HSK 4
升官 升官 shēng guān to get promoted ∼HSK 4
穷养 窮養 qióng yǎng to raise (a child) frugally ∼HSK 4
几何 幾何 jǐ hé geometry; (literary) how much ∼HSK 4
唯有 唯有 wéi yǒu only ∼HSK 4
归心 歸心 guī xīn converted to (religion) ∼HSK 4
失信 失信 shī xìn to break a promise ∼HSK 4
信守 信守 xìn shǒu to abide by; to keep (promises etc) ∼HSK 4
徐 徐 Xú slowly, quietly, calmly; composed, dignified ∼HSK 4
四方 四方 sì fāng four-way; four-sided; in all directions; everywhere ∼HSK 4
谋 謀 móu plan, scheme; strategem ∼HSK 4
左翼 左翼 zuǒ yì left-wing (political) ∼HSK 4
肤浅 膚淺 fū qiǎn skin-deep; superficial; shallow ∼HSK 4
对质 對質 duì zhì to confront (in court etc); confrontation ∼HSK 4
不清楚 不清楚 bù qīng chu unclear; not understood; currently unknown ∼HSK 4
惜才 惜才 xī cái to have an appreciation for talent in another person ∼HSK 4
多彩 多彩 duō cǎi colorful; flamboyant ∼HSK 4
延迟 延遲 yán chí to delay; to postpone; to keep putting sth off; to procrastinate; (computing) to lag ∼HSK 4
桑 桑 Sāng mulberry tree; surname ∼HSK 4
阁 閣 gé chamber, pavilion; cabinet ∼HSK 4
兵团 兵團 bīng tuán large military unit; formation; corps; army ∼HSK 4
而后 而後 ér hòu after that; then ∼HSK 4
森严 森嚴 sēn yán strict; rigid; tight (security) ∼HSK 4
少将 少將 shào jiàng major general; rear admiral; air vice marshal ∼HSK 4
倾 傾 qīng upset, pour out, overflow ∼HSK 4
冲进 衝進 chōng jìn to rush in; to charge in ∼HSK 4
烧到 燒到 shāo dào to have a fever reaching (a certain temperature) ∼HSK 4
阵风 陣風 zhèn fēng gust ∼HSK 4
狠狠 狠狠 hěn hěn resolutely; firmly; ferociously; ruthlessly ∼HSK 4
受降 受降 shòu xiáng to accept surrender ∼HSK 4
怀 懷 Huái bosom, breast; carry in bosom ∼HSK 4
江边 江邊 jiāng biān river bank ∼HSK 4
有意义 有意義 yǒu yì yì to make sense; to have meaning; to have significance; meaningful; significant; worthwhile; important; interesting ∼HSK 4
比方说 比方說 bǐ fang shuō for example; for instance ∼HSK 4
本应 本應 běn yīng should have; ought to have ∼HSK 4
安危 安危 ān wēi safety and danger; safety ∼HSK 4
奇兵 奇兵 qí bīng troops appearing suddenly (in a raid or ambush) ∼HSK 4